Where does “پرتقال” come from?
پرتقال (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پورتقال, from Portuguese Portugal, from Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus — passed , crossed.
پرتقال (Persian): orange
Definitions
- orange
Ancestry of “پرتقال”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پورتقال | orange (fruit and tree) |
| 2 | Portuguese | Portugal | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Portyngale | — |
| 4 | Middle French | Portingal | — |
| 5 | Latin | Portucale | Portugal |
| 6 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 7 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |